1. Have high levels of energy! The children will respond to you in the same way you react to them. If you are smiling and excited, they will be too.

2. Use TPR or Total Physical Response. TPR is using actions to correspond with words; for instance, if you say the word, five also show five fingers or five objects.

3. Use props! Use props to enrich the lesson and hold their attention. What kind of props, you say? Use a puppet to read a story or a flannel board to show pics.

4. Integrate some movement into the lesson. Plan for and take breaks where you dance, stretch, or do yoga poses.

5. Use a physical reward that the children can see for times when they are doing what they are supposed to do. You can cut out stars and reward them as the lesson progresses.